A whistleblower who uncovered evidence linking a senior Trump administration official to Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide.
Simon Andriesz, a former British banker who previously worked under Howard Lutnick, the former US commerce secretary, unearthed evidence that Mr Lutnick had failed to disclose a continued business relationship with the paedophile.
In August, Mr Andriesz had spoken out about the "devastating" consequences of whistleblowing and suggested he had further evidence to expose.
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Andy Agathangelou, founder of campaign group Transparency Task Force and a former colleague of Mr Andriesz, confirmed his death, which was first reported by The Banker.
"It is with great sadness that we share the news that Simon Andriesz, a valued member of our community, passed away last week," Mr Agathangelou said in a statement on Oct 2. The exact date of his death has not been made public.
Mr Lutnick, a longtime neighbour of Epstein's in New York City, had initially claimed to have cut off all contact with the paedophile in 2005.
However, Mr Andriesz uncovered among the trove of documents released by the US justice department in February emails between the two men that contradicted his claim.
He also claimed to have shared information regarding the two men's relationship to the FBI in 2020 and 2021.
As well as showing continued business discussions, the emails revealed Mr Lutnick travelled to Epstein's private island in 2012 with his wife and daughters – three...
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